Paper-hanger&#39;s bracket.



A. D. AMES.

PAPER HANGERS BRACKET.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 7, 1915.

Patented June 27, 1916.

AARON 1). AMES, or KIBKMAN, IOWA. I

PAPER-HANGERS BRACKET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 27,1916.

Application filed Apri17, 1915. Serial No. 19,778.

To all whom it may concern 7 Be it known that I, AARON D. Auns, a citizen of the United States, residing at Kirkman, in the county of Shelby, State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Paper-Hangers Brackets; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains' to make and use the same.

This invention relates to a paper hangers bracket. I 1

It is very difficult to hangv wall paper so that the several strips will be perfectly matched, will not be drawn and so that there will be no paste on the face thereof. This is partly due to the necessity of the operators manipulating the paper by placing his hands thereon and partly because of the mannerof folding the paper after it has been pasted. Having taken this into consideration I have provided a device on which the, paper may be laid after pasting and by means of which it may be applied to the walls or ceiling without necessitating the operators touching the paper with his hands. The device is particularly adapted for use when. pasting paper upon a ceiling as this is the most difficult part of the room to paper.

The principal object of my invention'resides in the provision of a device by means of which paper may be pasted upon aceiling so that the several strips will be perfectly matched and there will be no paste upon the front or face of the paper.

A further object of my invention resides in so constructing the device that the paper will be carried thereby during the opera- 7 of the device with the pasted side of the paper exposed.

arrangement of parts as set forth in and falling within the scope of the appended claim. g

Referring to the drawing: Figure 1 is a perspective view of my device. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of my device, showing its position with relation to the pasting board when receiving paper therefrom. Fig. 3

is a side elevation, showing the position ofsection having a slot 3 in the lower end A further object of the invention resides in making the supporting leg thereof adjustable so that the, device may be used thereof and a lower section. 4:. These'sections are held together by a thumb screw 5 which passes through the slot 3 in the upper section and through the lower section 4. By providing the slot 3 the sections may be adjusted upon each other and thus vary the effective'length of the leg 1.

Extending outwardly from the leg 1 and secured thereto is a paper supportingshelf 6 which is located below the upper end of the leg and is supported by a suitable brace j in Fig. 2 of the drawing, the device is lo-' cated adjacent theend of the paste board 8 in the position shown in Fig. 2. When it'is in this positiontheshelf- 6 is inclined slightly from the horizontal toward the board 8 .and the cross bar extends beneaththe end of the board a slight distance and bears against the lugs 9 on the under face ofthe board 8,

Fig. 4: is a rear elevation which lugs are provided for the purpose of I supporting the shelf. At this time the leg 1 is, naturally, inclinedfrom the vertical as illustrated. I

Should it be desired to use the device with paste boards of various heights, it will only be necessary'to adjust the sections of the leg 1 to bring the cross bar 2 to the desired height so that it will extend beneath the end of the paste board.

Now as the paste is applied to the paper,

at which time the face of the paper is down and rests on the paste board, it is drawn onto the shelf 6 and folded thereon in the manner illustrated in Fig. 2 of the drawing. When the pasting is completed the end is thrown over the cross bar 2 so that it will hang over a short distance. Then the paper is in this position it is ready to be applied to the ceiling. It is only necessary for the operator to grasp the leg 1 below the shelf 6 with one hand, remove the shelf from beneath the end of the board 8 .and lift the device until the portion of the paper which rests upon the cross bar 2 is against the ceiling and in such position that it will match with the next adjacent strip. This cross bar 2 is pushed into engagement with the ceiling ---a short distance from its intersection with the Wall. The operator then ,pushes the paper, which is located between the cross bar 2 and the wall, onto the ceiling with a brush which he holds in the other hand. After this portion of the strip of paper has been applied to the ceiling the device is moved across the ceiling and the paper is fed over the cross bar 2 onto the ceiling and may be smoothed by the brush in the right hand of the operator. During this movement across the ceiling there will be no tendency for the paper to tear or draw since the cross bar 2 will distribute the force equally throughout the width of the strip of paper, whether it is ten or forty feet long. 7

From the foregoing description it will be seen that I have provided a device by means of which paper may be applied to a ceiling in such manner that all possibility of the paper becoming torn or the paste being present upon the front thereof is obviated. I have further constructed the device in such mannerthat the supporting leg will be adjustable so that it may cooperate with Copies of this patent may be obtained for constructed the device so that when the paper is being applied to the ceiling the entire device will be useful and exceedingly simple to handle.

While I have illustrated and described a particular embodiment of my invention, I have merely done so for the sake of 0011- venience and I do not wish to be limited to that particular embodiment of my invention as it is obvious that numerous changes may be made within the details of construction thereof without in any way departing from the spirit of the invention or exceeding the scope of the appended claim.

What I claim is The combination with a pasting board having supporting legs and having spaced depending lugs upon its under face adjacent to one end, of a paper receiving device comprising a leg consisting of upper and lower sections connected for longitudinal adjustment with respect to each other, a cross bar secured to the upper end of the uppermost section and a laterally extending shelf carried by the uppermost section below the cross bar, said receiving device being adapted to be disposed with its cross bar against the lugs of the pasting board to receive paper from the board upon its shelf, or to be removed from said lugs, said leg being arranged to rest upon a common foundation with the legs of the pasting board, said adjustable sections being arranged to accommodate the receiving device to the height of the pasting board.

In testimony whereof, I my signature, in the presence of two witnesses.

AARON D. AMES. Witnesses:

JACK CARTER, S. B. SLATES.

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